Winter Storm, Buchanan
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Iowa, December 23, 1999
ow pressure over Southern Minnesota dropped southeast and brought widespread light to moderate snow to much of Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois. Accumulations of 2 to 4 inches occurred north of Highway 34 with 1 to 3 inches to the south.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
ow pressure over Southern Minnesota dropped southeast and brought widespread light to moderate snow to much of Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois. Accumulations of 2 to 4 inches occurred north of Highway 34 with 1 to 3 inches to the south. A narrow swath of 5 to 6 inches fell from near Cedar Rapids to Maquoketa to Dubuque. Roads were snowpacked and hazardous throughout the region with numerous accidents reported. Several businesses closed early.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cedar
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -91.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clinton
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Delaware
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Des Moines
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Des Moines forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.923, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dubuque
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dubuque forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Iowa
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -92.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Johnson
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jones
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.121, -91.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Linn
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -91.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Muscatine
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muscatine forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.484, -91.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5722038, 5722039, 5722040, 5722041, 5722042, 5722043, 5722044, 5722045, 5722046, 5722047, 5722048, 5722049, 5722050.